Seminar "Capitalization of intellectual property and commercialization of scientific research and development" was held on October 10, 2017 on the site of the St. Petersburg State Marine Technical University. I.A. Vasilyev as a Director, O.I. Vasilyev — as Head of the Research Department of Economic Studies, T.S. Koroleva — as Scientific Secretary took part in the event in the name of the Federal State Institution "Saint-Petersburg Forestry Research Institute" ( SPbFRI).

ΧΙΧ St. Petersburg International Forestry Forum took place on 3-4 October 2017 in St. Petersburg, in which more than 600 specialists participated from many countries of the world: China, Russia, Italy, Finland, Japan and other countries. Vasilyev I.A. — Director, Stepchenko A.A. — Deputy Director, T.S. Koroleva — the Scientific Secretary, B.D. Romanyuk — Head of the Research Society of Forest Management and forest regulation, О.I.

Forest Forum, concerning Soviet-Barents/Euro-Arctic (SBEA) region has completed its work on September 21 in Arkhangelsk

The deputy director of the SPbFRI took part in the work of the forum. He presented a report on possible scenarios and economic consequences of climate change in the part of forestry in the Russian territories of the Soviet-Barents/Euro-Arctic (SBEA) region.

III Championship of Russia "Logger of the XXI century" was conducted from 9 to12 August in the Arkhangelsk region. Director — Vasilyev I.A., deputy directors — Stepchenko A.A. and Petrunin N.A., head of the research department of economic studies — O.I. Vasilyev, head of the research department of forest management and forest regulation — Romanyuk B.D. took part in the "round tables" of the event from SPbFRI.

The Federal Forestry Agency, in accordance with the Government Decree of the Russian Federation (No. 2621-r of 19.12.2015), dated September 21, 2017 in the city of Arkhangelsk, Russian Federation, is holding the International Forest Forum of the Soviet-Barents/Euro-Arctic (SBEA) region on the topic "Adaptation of forests in the Barents region in the context of climate change".

On June 29 - 30, 2017, the SPbFRI director, candidate of economic sciences Igor Anatolyevich Vasilyev and head of the Research Department of Economic Studies, candidate of economic sciences Oleg Igorevich Vasilyev participated in the XXI Scientific-Practical Conference "System Analysis in Design and Management". The event was held at the St. Petersburg Polytechnic University of Peter the Great.

Director of SPbFRI I.A. Vasilyev took part in the work of the General Meeting of Founders of the Autonomous Non-Profit Organization "Strategic partnership for economic and social development of the North-West Federal District", held on July 4, 2017. - The event was held in St. Petersburg, at the residence of the Plenipotentiary Representative of the President of the Russian Federation in the North-West Federal District.